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CyberAlert Editor Brent H. Baker, the Steven P.J. Wood Senior Fellow and Vice President for Research and Publications at the Media Research Center (MRC), has been the central figure in the MRC’s News Division since the MRC’s 1987 founding. CyberAlert is an often-cited, near-daily e-mail report on national media coverage of politics he created in 1996. By the beginning of 2007 over 15,000 people, including many influential reporters, editors, editorial writers, commentators, talk show hosts, and producers had joined Baker’s mailing list of cyber-subscribers. Baker spearheaded the MRC's launch, in August 2005, of the NewsBusters.org blog for which he now serves as Editor. Check here for his blog postings.

2008

May 14 CyberAlert
Matthews: Racist West Virginians Decided in 1957 to Oppose Obama
Skepticism on Global Warming Appalls Chris Matthews
Toobin: McCain on Global Warming 'Like Acknowledging Gravity'
Rove Not Being Devil 'Complicates World View' of Newsweek Editor
Stephanopoulos, Not Rove, NYT's 'Thinking Woman's Sex Symbol'
ABC Showcases Hapless Woman Who Skips Breakfast to Afford Gas

May 13 CyberAlert
Williams: 'Smart' Say Tornadoes a Reaction to Abuse of Earth
Newsweek Impugns GOP: 'Merchants of Slime and Sellers of Hate'
Klein Hails McCain for Being 'Pariah to Blowhards Like Limbaugh'
CBS: Baldwin 'Easy Target' of 'Conservative Junkyard Dog' Hannity
Late Show's 'Top Ten Surprises in Saddam Hussein's Prison Diary'

May 12 CyberAlert
Lauer Worries to Edwards: Will Obama Get 'Swift-Boated' On Wright?
Roberts: 'Liberal' Obama Needs 'Bible-Thumping, Gun-Owning' VP
CNN's Wolf Blitzer Plays Softball with Barack Obama
CBS: Obama a 'Rock Star' Just for Actually Showing Up to Work
Chris Matthews in 2004: Obama Created a 'Chill' in 'My Legs'
1999: ABC's Walters Pressed Lewinsky on Affairs with Married Men
WashPost: Guantanamo Undermines Criticism of Chinese Repression
'Top Ten Surprising Facts in Barbara Walters' New Autobiography'

May 9 CyberAlert
Williams Tosses Softballs to Obama, Empathizes Over Elitist Image
CNN's Blitzer to Obama: 'Ready to Handle' the 'Assault' from GOP?
NBC's Ann Curry: McCain is Old, He's 71. Did I Mention He's 71?
ABC's Cuomo Scolds Clinton's Wolfson for Saying Obama Can't Win

May 8 CyberAlert
Only NBC Reports Navy to Name Ship for Medal of Honor Recipient
Get Out! Network Morning Shows Dismiss Hillary's Race as 'Over'
Veteran Washington Reporter: Media 'Took Much Too Long' on Wright
CNN's Blitzer to Huffington: 'I Read Your Blog All the Time'

May 7 CyberAlert
Matthews: Shame on All Who Took Part in Rush's 'Operation Chaos'
AP: 'Far Right' Realizes McCain Judicial Nominees Anti Roe v Wade
ABC Adds to Parade of Hapless Economic Victims,Now No Electricity
ABC's Claire Shipman Gushes Over Democratic Super Spouses
CNN Panel Discusses Hillary's Apparent 'Move to the Right'
'Top Ten Reasons Hillary Clinton Loves America'

May 6 CyberAlert
NC NBCer: 'Smart' Not Bothered by Wright, But Conservatives...
PBS, NY Times In House Watchdogs Bark at 'Soft' Wright Coverage
CNN Declares 'Wright-Free Zone,' Only Lauer Press Obama on Wright
NYT Foresees Obama as Victim of GOP Attacks Just Like Dukakis
Tapper: Clinton Chameleon Playing Pro-Gun, Anti-Gas Tax Populist
Newsweek Editor Declares Era of 'American Exceptionalism is Over'
ABC Ignores Bigfoot, UFO Films of Jesus-Debunking Documentarian
Rosie O'Donnell on NBC: Jeremiah Wright 'Made Sense to Me'

May 5 CyberAlert
CBS: 'Unpatriotic' Works, Even Against Purple Heart-Earning Kerry
NBC: Seniors Forced to Live in Van as Golden Years 'Tarnished'
Excusing Wright: 'Latent Racism' Ruining an 'Incredible' Man
ABC's Shipman: Pope Not Actually a 'Hard-Line' 'Rottweiler?'
'Top Ten Surprising Facts in Barbara Walters' New Autobiography'

May 2 CyberAlert
NBC Nightly News Runs Second Favorable Obama Interview Excerpt
CNN Tosses Wright Softballs at 'Steely-Tough' Michelle Obama
ABC's Charles Gibson: GOP Owned 'Quote, Issue of Patriotism'
Letterman's 'Top Ten Surprising Facts About Barack Obama'

May 1 CyberAlert
ABC's David Wright Urges Viewers to Feel Obama's Pain
Michelle Obama on NBC: Focusing on Wright 'Doesn't Help Kids'
Williams Puzzles Over Counter-Cultural Cornucopia of Sunday NYT
ABC Corrects Clinton's Tale Blaming Bush for Closed Factory
Behar: 'Reverend Wright Might Be Being Paid By the Republicans'

April 30 CyberAlert
Networks Concerned If Obama Has Now Put Wright 'Behind Him'?
Matthews to Carter: Will 'Right' Play 'Racial Card' Vs Obama?
CBS Cameraman Pleased He 'Wasn't Waterboarded in Guantanamo'
CNN Portrays Disabled Woman as 'Victim' of Voter ID Ruling
Talking Heads on CNN Repeat Liberal Spin on Voter ID Decision
Matt Lauer Tours Amsterdam with America-Belittling Dutch TV Host

April 29 CyberAlert
Only ABC Focuses on Wright's Inanity, All Showcase Shot at Cheney
Gergen on CNN: Media Need to 'Move On' From Rev. Wright Issue
Barbara Walters Pesters Howard Dean to End Democratic Race
CNN's Sanchez Asks Leading Questions of Young Muslims Voters
Wherever in World Matt, He's Worrying About His Carbon Footprint
20/20 Disputes Charge America Hijacked by Rush's 'Lunatic Fringe'
'Top Ten Things Saddam Hussein Would Say If He Were Alive Today'

April 28 CyberAlert
Stahl Discovers 'Polarizing' & 'Fascist' Scalia Really 'Charming'
ABC & CBS North Carolina TV Stations Refuse to Air Anti-Obama Ad
CBS's Rodriguez Pushes McCain to Do More to Ban NC GOP Ad
ABC's GMA Defends 'Soft-Spoken' and Patriotic Jeremiah Wright

April 25 CyberAlert
Stress Wright's Claim Remarks Distorted, Not Obama Agrees w/ Him
ABC Discusses Obama and Race; Ignores Wright and Bitter-Gate
CBS's Smith Continues to Lament 'Nasty' NC GOP Campaign Ad
Election Year Donation? NBC's 30 Rock Sitcom Smacks Republicans
Letterman's 'Top Ten Signs Hillary Clinton Is Exhausted'

April 24 CyberAlert
CBS Condemns Anti-Obama Ad as Proof Campaign Getting 'Nastier'
Matthews Frets Over Potentially Racist Anti-Obama Ads in NC
Matthews Sees Racism in Anti-Obama Ads, Media Panel Disagrees
CBS's Early Show Highlights Environmentalist 'Scuppies'
'Top Ten Ways George W. Bush Can Improve His Approval Rating'

April 23 CyberAlert
Curry Treats Dems as Victims, NBC Obsesses Over 'Swift-Boating'
CNN Highlights Racist/Sexist Theory About White Male Voters
ABC's GMA: High Gas Prices Mean No More God, Drugs or Breakfast
Tom Brokaw's Nostalgia for '70s Liberalism in Earth Day Lecture
Actor on NBC: We Must 'Catch Up' w/ China on Banning Plastic Bags

April 22 CyberAlert
Politico: 'Many Journalists...Participants in Obama Phenomenon'
CBS's Smith on PA Primary: 'Let's Go for the Goose Bump Moment'
NBC 'Green with Envy' Over Swedes 'Showing Kindness to Planet'
Tim Robbins Bashes Rush, O'Reilly; Gets Standing Ovation from NAB
'Top Ten Signs President Bush Has Too Much Time on His Hands'

April 21 CyberAlert
Making It Up to Obama? ABC Touts: 'Bandwagon' of Endorsements'
ABC's GMA, Brought to You by Honda, Says Don't Buy Stuff
NBC Highlights Concealed Carry Movement at College Campuses
Late Show's 'Top Ten Signs Katie Couric Doesn't Care Anymore'

April 18 CyberAlert
Obama and Liberals Whine: ABC Contrite and CBS Shares His Pain
Hume Recites How 'ABC News Getting Hammered By Liberal Media'
ABC's Wright Spins Obama Tie with Terrorist as Just a 'Neighbor'
Tony Snow's Remarks in Accepting 'WFB Award for Media Excellence'

April 17 CyberAlert
Couric Fears Clinton-Obama Battle Will Lead to Loss in Fall
Matthews: What Kind of 'Klutz' Takes Orders from Rush Limbaugh?
Stephanopoulos Quizzes Obama on Tie to Ayers; Olbermann Enraged
ABC's Cokie Roberts: U.S. Discriminates Against Catholic Illegals
NYT: European Health Care Superior to 'High-Cost' U.S. 'Failure'
NY Post Carries MRC Review of NYT Book: 'His Heroes Are Liberals'
Letterman's 'Top Ten Questions President Bush Asked the Pope'

April 16 CyberAlert
NBC News: Tax Cuts Mean McCain's Economic Plan 'Doesn't Add Up'
John Berman on ABC's GMA: McCain is Really, Really Old
Couric Insists Pope 'Extremely Conservative,' 'Very Conservative'
ABC'S Cuomo: Goal of Pope's Visit: 'Reinforce Hardline Doctrine'
Matthews: Neo-Cons Spread Human Rights at 'Point of a Gun'
NYT: Unemployment, Mortgage Woes? All Milton Friedman's Fault

April 15 CyberAlert
ABC's Harris Sees 'Controversial' 'Hardliner' Pope with 'Tin Ear'
CBS Labels Pope 'Hardliner'; Interviews Left-Wing Priest
CBS's Smith: 'Americans Maybe Little Unsure or Fearful' of Pope
Maher: 'Pope Used to Be a Nazi;' Compares Church to Mormon Cult
CNN's Toobina and Cafferty: Obama's 'Bitter' Line 'Accurate'
Rodgers on Taxes: 'Patriotic Duty' So 'Pay Up and Be Grateful!'
Contest: 'Top Ten Signs Katie Couric Doesn't Care Anymore'

April 11 CyberAlert
DisHonors Awards Held Thursday; Snow and Hero's Family Honored
Text of the 15 Nominated Videos Played for the Audience
The 16 'DisHonors Awards' Judges Who Evaluated the Quotes
Audience Awards the 'Quote of the Year' to Chris Matthews
CBS Reporter: NewsBusters Prompted Story on Bosnia 'Sniper Fire'

April 9 CyberAlert
NBC Stacks Deck Against Petraeus, and Takes a Shot at McCain Too
Walters: Surge Failed, 'Darling You Can Cite All Stats You Want'
CBS's Smith Cues Up Democratic Talking Points on Iraq to Clinton
Geraldo Has Sympathy Pains for Hillary on Bosnia Gaffe
ABC's Sawyer Touts Rosie O'Donnell's 'Singular Take' on the World
Reminder: The MRC's 'DisHonors Awards' Are Thursday Night

April 8 CyberAlert
ABC Finds Soldiers In Iraq Backing Candidates: Obama and Clinton
Bill McCuddy of Fox News: Heston 'Infamous for His Politics'
Charlton Heston: 'Villain to Many,' or NRA's Moses?

April 7 CyberAlert
Nets Remember Heston as 'Polarizing' and 'Controversial'
ABC Marks MLK Death By Featuring Jackson's Left-Wing Bombast
CBS's Early Show Asks: 'Is America Broken?'
CNN Sympathetically Portrays Obama's Church as 'Under Siege'
ABC Touts One Sided, Positive Take on Pregnant 'Man'

April 4 CyberAlert
NBC Uniquely Highlights Latest Medal of Honor Recipient
Stephanopoulos Spins Clinton Cayman Connection: Nothing There
Rivera Proclaims on FNC That He's 'Proud' to Vote for Obama
ABC's Nick Watt Smears Dutch Filmmaker as a Racist
Read It Here First: FNC Picks Up Turner's 'Cannibal' Prediction

April 3 CyberAlert
Matthews to Obama: 'Tough Enough' to Handle 'Right Wing Radio?'
CBS's Smith: 'An Extraordinary Number' of Republicans for Obama
CNN's Dana Bash to McCain: Are You 'Heartless' on the Economy?
Nets Focus on Border Fence Construction 'Sidestepping' Laws
NYT, CBS and The Independent All Mislead on Record Food Stamp Use
MRC Launches 'Eyeblast' Online Video Sharing Site

April 2 CyberAlert
Turner: Iraqi Insurgents 'Patriots,' Warming Inaction: Cannibalism
NBC's Ann Curry Tosses Softballs to Obama on Today Show
ABC's David Wright Again Touts Obama and Bashes Hillary
Today Show Promotes Phil Donahue's Anti-Iraq War Documentary
MRC's 'DisHonors Awards' Next Week, Time to Get Tickets Short

April 1 CyberAlert
60 Minutes Champions Al Gore as 'PR Agent for the Planet'
CBS Follows NYT, Warns More Going on Food Stamps Than Since 1960s
MRC's 'DisHonors Awards' Next Week, Time to Get Tickets Short

March 31 CyberAlert
ABC's Simpson: Hillary 'Best Qualified' Because She's 'a Woman'
CNN: Repubs Become Dems in PA, But Not By Rush's 'Dark Strategy'
CBS Faster to Identify Party of Republican Than of Democrats
ABC's Sam Champion Hypes Global Warming for Eight Minutes
MRC's 'DisHonors Awards' Next Week, Time to Get Tickets Short
Late Show Contest's 'Top Ten Dumb Guy Ways to Boost the Economy'

March 28 CyberAlert
Smith & Gibson Fret to Obama Protracted Race Will Hurt Party
NBC's Lee Cowan: Covering Obama Makes My Knees Quake
Today Show: Global Warming Making Napa Valley Wines Passe
Just Two Weeks Until MRC's 'DisHonors Awards,' Get Tickets Now

March 27 CyberAlert
ABC Conveys Worries Obama-Clinton Battle Will Hurt Party in Fall
Flashback: Stephanopoulos Scolded Critic of Bonior and McDermott
No Critique for HRC's Mortgage Bailout, McCain Plan 'Like Hoover'
CBS's Smith on Media: 'We're Not Exactly Watchdogs Here'
Smith Boasts His Global Warming Expertise Makes Him 'Al Gore Jr.'
Just Two Weeks Until MRC's 'DisHonors Awards,' Get Tickets Now

March 26 CyberAlert
After Week of Silence, Networks Pounce on Hillary's Bosnia Fib
Timeline: How Nets Catch Up, Stumble Into Clinton's Bosnia Bumble
CNN: Video 'Seemingly Contradicts' Account of Bosnia Trip
Russert Marvels at How Clinton Visits 'Godfather' of VRWC's Paper
Just Two Weeks Until MRC's 'DisHonors Awards,' Get Tickets Now
Letterman's 'Top Ten U.S. Airways Excuses'

March 25 CyberAlert
ABC, CBS and NBC All Fail to ID Indicted Mayor as a Democrat
ABC's Good Morning America Skips Kilpatrick's Party Affiliation
Newsweek: Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh Are 'Hating America'
Matthews Urges Clarence Page to Get Pro-Jeremiah Wright Tapes Out
Under Three Weeks Until MRC's 'DisHonors Awards,' Get Tickets Now
Letterman's 'Top Ten Signs the Government Is Spying on You'

March 24 CyberAlert
Simon on CBS: 'Obama Won Over His Base...the American Media'
Here We Go Again: Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick (?)
Under Three Weeks Until MRC's 'DisHonors Awards,' Get Tickets Now
'Top Ten Signs Your Governor's Having Sex With a Hooker'

March 21 CyberAlert
CBS Castigates McCain Staffer for Accurate Obama/Wright Video
NYT: Obama's 'Nuanced' Race Speech Marks Return of Lincoln, JFK
Nets All Highlight Minor Anti-War Protests on War Anniversary
Three Weeks Until MRC's 2008 'DisHonors Awards,' Get Tickets Now

March 20 CyberAlert
Moving on from Obama's Pastor, NBC Focuses on McCain 'Mistake'
ABC's GMA Lauds 'Historic' and 'Remarkable' Obama Speech
CBS's Rodriguez: Obama's Speech 'A Defining Cultural Moment'
Hume Recites 'Rave Reviews' for Obama 'In Much of National Media'
Three Weeks Until MRC's 2008 'DisHonors Awards,' Get Tickets Now

March 19 CyberAlert
Extraordinary Speech 'Gift' for 'Confronting Race' w/ 'Honesty'
Chris Matthews Hails Obama Speech as 'Worthy of Abraham Lincoln'
Cafferty: Wright's Rants Not Bad as Falwell/Robertson on Abortion
Four Times More Journalists Identify as Liberal Than Conservative
Get Your Tickets Now for the MRC's 2008 'DisHonors Awards'

March 18 CyberAlert
Ongoing Blackout of Wright's 9/11 Rant, Only ABC Covers Him Mon
CBS's Early Show Avoids Wright's Most Controversial Comments
ABC's Roberts Fawns Over Heart-Warming Clinton Charity
ABC Finds Optimistic Iraqis & Kids Playing Safely on the Street
Get Your Tickets Now for the MRC's 2008 'DisHonors Awards'

March 17 CyberAlert
Instead of Wright, NBC Touts Childhood Pals: 'Good Luck Barry!'
On Wright Blaming U.S. for 9/11: 'How Do We Get Away from This?'
Study: Broadcast Networks Fell Down on Covering Jeremiah Wright
Get Your Tickets Now for the MRC's 2008 'DisHonors Awards'

March 14 CyberAlert
NBC Nightly News Finally Calls Spitzer 'Democratic Governor'
Study: No (D) for Spitzer, Vitter and Craig Always Tagged as GOP
Today Show Double Standard: Sex Scandals Only Hurt Republicans
Chris Matthews Hails Barack Obama as 'Almost Like Mark Twain'
Gets Your Tickets Now for the MRC's 2008 'DisHonors Awards'

March 13 CyberAlert
ABC Finally IDs Spitzer as Democrat, NBC Fails to for Third Night
Today Show Continues Embargo on Spitzer Party Affiliation
SNL Parody? ABC's GMA Puffs Obama, Grills Clinton Supporter
Tickets Now Available for MRC's 2008 'DisHonors Awards'
'Top Ten Surprises During Eliot Spitzer's Resignation'

March 12 CyberAlert
For Second Night, ABC and NBC Refuse to Utter Spitzer's Party ID
Today Spends 4 Hours Ignoring the 'D' Next to Spitzer's Name
CBS's Early Show Makes No Mention of Spitzer Being a Democrat
USA Today Never Labels Spitzer as Dem, But Tags Craig and Vitter
CNN's Costello Channels Larry Flynt's List of GOP Hypocrisy
Tickets Now Available for MRC's 2008 'DisHonors Awards'
'Top Ten Messages Left on Eliot Spitzer's Answering Machine'

March 11 CyberAlert
'Straight Arrow' Governor 'Eliot Ness' Spitzer (?-NY)
CBS's Smith: Republican Campaign Ads Have Taken 'Low Road'
Whoopi Goldberg Claims Bush Skipped Afghanistan to Attack Iraq
Letterman's 'Top Ten Eliot Spitzer Excuses'

March 10 CyberAlert
Stephanopoulos Pleads for Clinton and Obama 'Time-Out'
Countrywide's Mozilo: 'Deeply Tanned' or Just Born Italian?
Cafferty Suggests Bush 'Relationship' With Big Oil Behind Prices
Belzer Hopes Obama Redefines 'Warmongering, Intolerant,' America

March 7 CyberAlert
MSNBC's Dan Abrams: 'Shameful' Rush Limbaugh 'Un-American'
In Obama Interview ABC's Gibson Imitates Saturday Night Live?
ABC's Diane Sawyer Touts Clinton and Obama 'Dream' Ticket
Perino Tells FNC as Iraq Improves Press Corps Less Interested
CBS's 'Foreclosure Crisis' Hype: 'American Dream Slipping Away'
Friend of Bill and Hillary Clinton Takes Over CBS's Early Show

March 6 CyberAlert
Blitzer Decries Limbaugh's 'Dream Ticket' Won't Win Comment
Networks Lavish One Hour of Coverage on Dem Race; Ignore GOP
Obama Proclaims He Won Michigan, NBC's Gregory Ignores Gaffe

March 5 CyberAlert
'Nothing Done' to Fix Problems 'Since '65 Civil Rights Bill'
Couric Scolds Voter Disturbed by Clinton's 'Emotional Outbursts'
Nets Turn on McCain: Just 30% Positive; Obama: 67% Good Press
CBS's Pelley: U.S. Health Care as Bad as a Third World Country
NBC Casts Ex-POW Arizona Politician as Murdering Cannibal

March 4 CyberAlert
NBC Excited About Slap at Obama, Not So About Slam on McCain
Clift: Forced to Choose Between Obama and Hillary a 'Tragedy'
Halperin of Time Mag and ABC: Obama and McCain Both 'Centrist'
CNN Finds 'Lifelong Republicans' Who Want Universal Health Care
CBS Devotes Piddling 3% of Hillary Profile to Her Many Scandals
ABC's McFadden: 'Rock Star' Hillary Talks to Real People
After Much Obama Boosting, ABC's Moran Finally Quizzes Him
Rivera: Limbaugh 'Dean' of 'Most Savage Talk Radio Campaign'

February 29 CyberAlert
ABC's Sawyer Frets: Press Using 'Boxing Gloves' on Hillary?
McCain: Disqualified at Birth? Latest Flaky NYT Hit on McCain
Only 24% Have Favorable View of NY Times, 44% Unfavorable
FNC's Fox & Friends: Global Cooling Erases All Warming

February 28 CyberAlert
Hardball Panel Predicts 'Nasty' & 'Vicious' GOP Attacks on Obama
NY Times Condemns Using Obama's Middle Name, But Paper Does It
CNN Panel Denies There's Sympathy for Obama in MSM
ABC's Snow Enthuses Over Tough, Smart Chelsea Clinton
Gotcha! Russert's Russia Questions Exposes NBC's Trivial Approach
Buckley Hailed, But NBC Chastises Him on McCarthy, Race & AIDS
CBSer Uses WFB Passing to Rue 'Limbaugh-ization of Conservatism'

February 27 CyberAlert
Decry 'Caustic' Talk Host Who 'Compelled' McCain to 'Undo Damage'
Matthews Slams Conservative Host's 'Rotten' Criticism of Obama
Touting Geraldo Rivera, ABC's Cuomo Rips Anti-Illegal 'Fear'
Letterman's 'Top Ten Ralph Nader Campaign Promises'

February 26 CyberAlert
ABC News Discovers Obama Is a...Liberal Who Loves Raising Taxes
Brit Hume Undermines 60 Minutes Hit Job on Karl Rove
Dan Rather Backs 'Outstanding' NYT Journalists on McCain Hit
Letterman's 'Top Ten Things Overheard at the Academy Awards'

February 25 CyberAlert
ABC's Diane Sawyer Gushes: Can Hillary Win by Losing?
Goldberg: NY Times Downplayed Broaddrick & Flowers Scandals
Neuharth Hails 'Shrewd' Castro, Recalls Meeting Him: 'Touche!'
FNC Highlights CNN's Memo Calling for Praise of Fidel Castro

February 22 CyberAlert
Nets Lead w/ NYT Hit on McCain, Question Journalistic Standards
Matthews Scoffs at 'Irrelevant' Limbaugh's Media Comments
Thursday's Today Show Saw Crisis for McCain, Not the NY Times
Stephanopoulos: A 'Damaging' Scandal: 'Between a Six and Seven'
CBS Early Show Hypes 'Bombshell Report' on McCain
FNC's Cameron: 'Unable to Substantiate' McCain Rumors
Joy Behar Wonders If 'Right Wing' Planted McCain Story?

February 21 CyberAlert
MSNBC: 45 Minutes on McCain, 'Eerily Similar' to Clinton-Lewinsky
NY Times Not So Eager to Report Adultery Charges Against Clinton
ABC Spikes Michelle Obama's Gaffe, Then Declares It Unimportant
ABC's David Wright: Obama Rallies Like Springsteen Concerts
Letterman's 'Top Ten Reasons Fidel Castro is Retiring'

February 20 CyberAlert
Burden on Cindy McCain Over Michelle Obama's Lack of U.S. Pride
Too Conservative for CNN: McCain Pounded for No Tax Hike Pledge
NBC's Matt Lauer Raises Notion of GOP 'Swift Boating' Obama
Bill Clinton Still Victim of Paula Jones and Clinton-Haters
Olbermann: 'Deep Affection' for Clintons, Bush 'Worst Person'
NYT: Castro Provided 'Universal Health Care' & 'Free Education'
ABC's Diane Sawyer Hails Castro as 'Dashing' and 'Rock Star'

February 19 CyberAlert
Ann Curry Tells Bush: Americans 'Suffering' Because of War
ABC's Gibson Trumpets How France 'Requires 31 Vacation Days'
60 Minutes Hails Happy Danes, Denmark's 'Social Safety Net'
Gore to the Rescue, Clift Touts 'Unstoppable' Gore-Obama Ticket

February 15 CyberAlert
Olbermann Accuses 'Fascist' Bush of Engaging in 'Terrorism'
CBS Early Show Delivers Valentine to 'Obama's Way with Words'
Only ABC Marks One Year Anniversary of Successful Surge in Iraq
Fonda Utters C-Word, Letterman's 'Top Ten Jane Fonda Excuses'

February 14 CyberAlert
ABC Uniquely Lists 'Crucial' New Laws Passed by Iraq's Parliament
CBS Political Analyst: McCain Critics are Conservative 'Crazies'
'Critics' (and NYT) Bush 'Squandered Country's Moral Authority'
Clinton-Friendly Reporter: Test of Fairness 'Is the Work Itself'

February 13 CyberAlert
Blitzer Raises Specter of GOP Going 'Willie Horton' Against Obama
Matthews: Obama Speech Caused 'Thrill Going Up My Leg'
Bernard Goldberg Notes MSNBC's Double Standard with Olbermann
Newsweek Blames Video Games for Causing the Greenhouse Effect?
Cover-to-Cover Bias in Sunday's New York Times Book Review
'Top Ten Things Abraham Lincoln Would Say If He Were Alive Today'

February 11 CyberAlert
Couric Injects Silly Girl Talk in Clinton Interview on 60 Minutes
Lauer to Coulter: Aren't All You Conservatives Like 3-Year-Olds?
ABC: Global Warming to Force Humans to Flee Destroyed Earth?
ABC Tries to Explain Absence of Gun Control Discussion
CNN Veteran Reporter Andrea Koppel Joins Left-Wing PR Firm
WashPost Runs Op-Ed by Artist Upset He Had to Go to White House
Maher: 'Why Couldn't Rush Limbaugh Have Croaked from It?'

February 8 CyberAlert
McCain Opposed by 'Hard-Line GOP Conservatives' and 'Far Right'
CBS News Alum Goldberg Predicts Media Will Turn Against McCain
ABC's McFadden Urges Carter-Loving Cher to Run for Office
'Top 10 Reasons Mitt Romney Dropped Out of the Presidential Race'

February 7 CyberAlert
NBC and CBS Honor Marine Posthumously Awarded Silver Star
ABC's Shipman on Women Voters: Who is the More 'Appealing' Dem?
Vieira's Friends Only Considered Voting for Clinton or Obama
CBS's Rodriguez: The Impact of the Youth Vote -- for Democrats
CNN's Martin: Obama Should Emphasize His Liberal Record
Letterman's 'Top Ten Signs John McCain Is Getting Too Cocky'

February 6 CyberAlert
CBS Incessantly Applies 'Conservative' Label: 44 in Two Hours
Liberal and Conservative CNN Analysts Chastise Conservatives
Voters Not as Enthralled with Kennedy Endorsement as the Media
Newsweek Touts an Eisenhower with 'Obama Fever,' an 'Obamacan'
Attending CPAC? Meet Bozell, He'll Sign His Book Thursday Morning
Letterman's 'Top Ten Ways to Make Super Tuesday More Exciting'

February 5 CyberAlert
Couric Pushes GOP Candidates, Not Dems, to Denounce Each Other
'I'm Carole Simpson, It's My Honor to Introduce Hillary Clinton'
CBS and ABC Falsely Describe Medicare Spending Hike as a Cut
Behar Hits 'Extreme Right Wing Conservatives' Like Rush Limbaugh
NBC's Ann Curry Can't Find Illinois on a Map, Points to Minnesota
Attending CPAC? Meet Bozell, He'll Sign His Book Thursday Morning

February 4 CyberAlert
ABC Champions Clinton/Obama or Obama/Clinton 'Dream Ticket'
ABC's Kate Snow: The Oscar Goes to Barack and Hillary
CNN's Roberts: 'Grandeur of History' with Clinton or Obama Win
Bill and Hilary Co-Presidency a 'Good Idea' to ABC's McFadden
As U.S. Troops Succeed, the Media Retreat from Iraq War Story
Jay Leno Prompts Tom Brokaw to Reminisce About Reagan-Bashing
Attending CPAC? Meet Bozell, He'll Sign His Book Thursday Morning

February 1 CyberAlert
CNN Questioner Omits Clinton's Flip-Flop on Licenses for Illegals
Olbermann Invokes Nazi Germany, Answers Andy Card's Criticism
ABC's Ross Hits Clinton from the Left on Ties to Wal-Mart
CBS's Early Show Praises 'Amazing Grace' of Elizabeth Edwards
Today Show Fails to Cite Party of Democrat Caught in Sex Scandal
'Top Ten Things Overheard at Dick Cheney's Birthday Party'

January 31 CyberAlert
ABC: Limbaugh Anti-McCain Because McCain Won't 'Answer to' Him
Toobin Decries Giuliani's 'Militaristic, Authoritarian Approach'
Couric Champions Edwards for 'Courage' to Push Left-Wing Agenda
AP Hails Edwards: 'Steered Rivals to Progressive Ideals'
ABC's Moran: Obama Means Divisions Overcome by 'Imagination'

January 30 CyberAlert
CBS's Smith Warns Being 'Agent of Change' May Get Obama Killed
Media Reality Check: 'Networks Swoon Over New King of Camelot'
Andy Card Calls Out MSNBC 'Cynicism,' Bush Like Fibber McGee
ABC Offers Dismissive Analysis of Past State of the Unions
GMA Alone Covers Dem Mayor Accused of Perjury; Ignores Party ID

January 29 CyberAlert
Means 'Audacity of Hope' Has 'Rendezvous with Destiny'
Hardball Crew Gives Rave Reviews to Teddy's Obama Endorsement
CBS: 'Bush Redux,' Bad Legacy; CNN's Toobin: No 'Humanity' In GOP
CNN's Roberts Can't Stop Calling Surge the 'So-Called Surge'

January 28 CyberAlert
Schieffer Treats NYT Attack as Shaming Instead of Badge of Honor
On GMA, Roberts Gushes to Hillary About Crying; Wants More
ABC's Moran: 'Brilliant' Bill Clinton 'Implores You to Believe'
WashPost Reporter Frets Taxes Off Table, 'No Matter How Sensible'
Belzer Ties Reagan to Iraq 'Heist,' Calls Giuliani 'Fascist Thug'

January 25 CyberAlert
As NYT Hails McCain, Williams Makes Rudy Answer Its Denigration
CNN: McCain Victories Show Limbaugh's 'Diminishing' Influence
ABC Derides 'Not-So-Big Time' Celebrities Backing GOP Candidates
Flashback: 20th Anniversary of Dan Rather's Ambush of VP Bush
'Top Ten Barack Obama Campaign Promises,' Presented by Obama

January 24 CyberAlert
Outlets Disguise Agenda of Ex-Reporter's Group, Hype Iraq 'Lies'
ABC's Diane Sawyer Longs for Calm Between Clinton and Obama
CBS's Smith Asks Obama About Rezko, Never Asked Clinton About Hsu

January 23 CyberAlert
NBC's Ned Colt Ponders: Osama Bin Laden 'Fanatic' or 'Hero?'
ABC Reporters Fawn Over Bin Laden Son and His 'Curious Proposal'
Weekly Standard Spoofs Matthews' Pollsters Better as 'Bunker'
'Top Ten George W. Bush Ideas for Stimulating the Economy'

January 22 CyberAlert
Brokaw: Limbaugh's Hurting GOP as Voters Reject Reagan 'Dogma'
ESPN's Stephen A. Smith on Hardball: 'Giuliani is a Dictator!'
ABC's Shipman Slams Linda Tripp on Lewinsky-Gate Anniversary
FNC Highlights Latest Poll Showing Public Sees Liberal Bias
Top Ten Ways World Would Be Different If Everyone Were Named Mitt

January 21 CyberAlert
6th Poll in a Year Finds Public Recognizes Liberal Tilt to Media
Shuster: Romney's Insane, O'Reilly's 'A Buffoon and a Jerk'
Thompson Challenges CNN's Soundbite Editing to Fit an Agenda
Lauer Seeks Assurance Tax Rebates Won't Go to 'The Rich'
ABC's Kate Snow Tags Along With Spotlight-Hating Chelsea Clinton

January 18 CyberAlert
Matthews: Huckabee & Thompson 'Fanatics,' Obama 'Really Cool'
Left-Wing Pressure Leads Matthews to Apologize for Hillary Remark
Cafferty Sees Hillary 'Fearmongering,' Pro-Life as 'Crap' Issue
Olbermann: Critics, Including Military Officers, 'Can Go to Hell'
ABC Promotes Author Who Touts Abortion as a Way to Reduce Crime

January 17 CyberAlert
Williams Delivers Friendly, Empathetic Segment w/ Hillary Clinton
Olbermann Compares Hillary's Terrorism 'Fearmongering' to Rove's
Hillary Attack on Bush Strikes Chris Matthews as 'Thatcher-ite'
CBS & ABC Mornings Shows Ignore Democratic Primary in Michigan
Late Show's 'Top Ten Programs on Oprah's New Television Network'

January 16 CyberAlert
Schieffer: Repubs Anti-McCain Because He Challenges Authority
AP: McCain 'Deserved Better' in Michigan, Romney 'Least Credible'
CNN Analyst Gergen: Romney 'Very Dangerous' on Climate Change
ABC's Race Expert: Woman Who Longed for Death of Clarence Thomas

January 15 CyberAlert
Olbermann Charges Joints Chiefs Faked 'Gulf of Tonkin' with Iran
New York Times Slimes U.S. Veterans with Dubious Crime Stats
Only ABC Notes Jindal Inauguration, Iraq 'Political Breakthrough'
Today Devotes More Time to Dems, Auto Show than GOP Michigan Race
CNN's Borger: 'The Guys Are Ganging Up on Hillary Clinton!'
Barnes: Press 'Loathes Romney for Moving Right on Social Issues'
Late Show's 'Top Ten Little-Known Facts About Mike Huckabee'

January 14 CyberAlert
Obama So Enthralled Reporters They 'Needed to Go Through Detox'
CNN Wonders If 'Racial Undercurrents' Will Stop Obama's Success
Olbermann Makes Thompson 'Worst Person' for '72 Virgins' Joke
Matthews Sees 'Irresponsible' Huckabee 'Talking Like Jihadists'
Veteran CNN Journalist Likens U.S. Border Fence to Berlin Wall
On HBO Bill Maher Suggests GOP Stole NH Dem Primary for Hillary
'Top Ten Things Overheard on George Bush's Trip to Middle East'

January 11 CyberAlert
Williams Calls Claim of Pro-Obama Bias 'Ridiculous,' But...
CBS Takes Jabs at GOP Tax Plans, Reports Dem Plans Sans Criticism
After Total Silence, ABC Finally Investigates Obama Land Deal
CBS's Smith Wonders If Tape of U.S.-Iran Naval Conflict Was Fake

January 10 CyberAlert
Couric Urges 'Humanized' Clinton to 'Reveal More of Yourself'
CNN's Cafferty Gushes Over Hillary's 'Terrific Unguarded Moment'
Stephanopoulos: Hillary's the Queen of Stage Management
NBC's Brian Williams Admits NBC Under-Covered GOP Side in NH

January 9 CyberAlert
MSNBC Blames Voters for Bad NH Polls, If Archie Bunker Called...
Today Brings Aboard Albright to Promote Hillary and Slam Bush
Shipman on Clinton's Crying: 'Unexpected, Spontaneous Emotion'
Sawyer Sees Double Standard in Woman v Man Showing 'Emotion'
On NPR, NH Dems See Hillary as 'Mother Earth,' Cry Over Obama
'Top Ten Signs You're Watching Bad Election Coverage'

January 8 CyberAlert
Williams Slobbers Over Obama; Couric Counters McCain on Surge
Not Just in U.S.: Brit Hume Highlights 'Obamamania' in Germany
ABC's Snow on Hillary: No Subject Too Small, No Issue Too Dense
ABC Morning Show Devotes 15 Minutes to Dem Race, 31 Secs to GOP
CBS's Smith: NH as White as Snow: 'America Finally Color-Blind?'
Matthews Sees Pro-Hillary Press; Rather: Media Itchy to Pen Obit
Cafferty Channels McGovern: 'Why Won't Congress Impeach Bush?'

January 7 CyberAlert
ABC Not Like CNN: Charles Gibson Provides Balanced Debate Agenda
Only Couric Notes Hsu Sentencing, Leads with 'Looming Recession'
CNN's Roland Martin Suggests Most Pro-Lifers Seem 'Hateful'
'Top Ten Signs Your Presidential Campaign is in Trouble'

January 4 CyberAlert
CNN: Dem Voters 'Pretty Moderate,' Repubs 'Very Conservative'
Obama Win: 'Shot Heard 'Round the World...Lexington and Concord'
ABC Mocks Immigration Foes: Want 'Big Wall' to Toss Illegals Over
ABC's Cuomo: Romney's 'Two Americas' Criticism Shows 'Ignorance'
John Edwards Claims He 'Calmed' Pakistan; NBC's Gregory Unfazed

January 3 CyberAlert
NBC Highlights 'Life-Long Republican' Caucusing for Obama, But...
Matthews: Obama Win Sends Message 'Despised' U.S. Ready to Change
NBC's Taibbi Sees Obama 'Independent Streak' with Centrists
Meredith Vieira Touts Hillary as 'Natural, Warm' and 'Genuine'
ABC's Cuomo Again Frets About Racist American Voters
More Newspapers Highlight MRC's 'Best NQ's of 2007' Award Quotes

January 2 CyberAlert
FNC Cites MRC Quotes, Matthews Has 'Man Crush' on Bill Clinton
Wallace Cites to Petraeus MRC Study on Declining Coverage of Iraq
MSNBC Features Olbermann's Favorite 'Special Comments' of 2007

 

 

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